LOWELL - More than 750 residents around Greater Lowell are without electricity Monday afternoon as high winds and the remnants of heavy snow have brought down several power lines.

National Grid's website reported outages in Lowell, Billerica, Chelmsford and Tewksbury affecting about 780 people as of 12:15 p.m. Tewksbury alone accounted for more than 400 of the affected customers, according to the website.

Most outages were predicted to be repaired between 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.

Police scanners reported several instances of downed power lines over the course of Monday morning. However, police officials could not immediately provide a list of areas where lines went down.

A winter storm Sunday into monday morning dumped between six inches and a foot of snow on the area. The heavy snow combined with wind gusts in excess of 35 miles per hour to affect power lines.

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